A few days later, against Villa.

Villa has conceded 45 goals in the league, especially away from home, conceding 30 goals in 13 away games, averaging more than 2 goals per game.

Crystal Palace was at home and played 0:0 with Villa. De Bruyne was absent and Mertens was absent. The impact on the offense was obvious. Although Wen Sheng spoke harshly, the facts are before our eyes.

After two consecutive draws, Crystal Palace's situation is really not good. The offense obviously encountered difficulties. Crystal Palace only completed 10 shots in the whole game, which is very few, and many of them were long-range shots from the outside.

It's difficult to hit Villa's penalty area.

Houllier is an old fox, he just wanted a point, and he got what he wanted.

What's interesting is that when Houllier and Wen Sheng were drinking after the game, Houllier teased Wen Sheng and said that it was unlucky to play against Ferguson. The team only scored one point and paid the price of one person being suspended.

Well, Wen Sheng thought about it and thought it made sense. Yes, after the game against Manchester United, he was plagued by bad luck, which caused the team's current predicament.

"They are a big club, and small teams like us always suffer a lot when playing against them. Just get used to it!" Wen Sheng muttered.

This is all casual talk. In fact, the league is not that bad and there is no need to suffer so much.

"This Ferguson is my nemesis!" Wen Sheng also told Cheryl that night.

"You don't really believe it, do you?! My dear, you know what?! I think you are the wisest man, don't believe such stupid words, okay?!"

"Now you are just temporarily experiencing two draws. There is no need to bear a heavy psychological burden! The situation will always be fine!"

Cheryl understands that if Wen Sheng is so suspicious, in the final analysis, he is still under too much pressure.

"Daniel, you should learn to relax! Do you understand? Relax! The season is too long and there will always be many unexpected things and unexpected moments that you cannot control. You have to learn to accept it! Just like against Manchester United.

You can't predict the game at all. I think your performance has been very good, but Walton's penalty has caused you losses. This is beyond your control!"

The media has been talking about it, Wen Sheng is not worried about it, the loss in that game was too great.

The team's atmosphere was pretty good, and everyone was talking and laughing on the training ground, joking with each other. Wen Sheng hid his worries and carefully guided the team to prepare for the Europa League.

The Europa League game is about to begin in midweek, and we have to go all out for this game. No matter how far we have come to this point, we can go as far as we can. The team's tactics have basically taken shape, and of course they still have to focus on offense.

, but we also have to consider the actual situation and the personnel situation.

At the end of training on February 15, De Bruyne approached Wen Sheng.

"Boss, I want to go to Prague!"

Wen Sheng was stunned and took the initiative to challenge?!

"My injury has healed and I think I can play!"

"Come, sit down! Tintin!" Wen Sheng asked De Bruyne to sit down and poured him a glass of water.

"Are you sure you're okay?!"

Tintin hesitated and said, "No problem!"

Wen Sheng knew that his situation might not be as good as he said.

Worrying about the team and striving to win is a good thing, but so what if we don't advance. Weighing the pros and cons, Wen Sheng is still willing to have a healthy De Bruyne. If he goes to Prague and lets De Bruyne play,

, what should I do if the injury is aggravated during the game?!

"Of course I can send you on the field, but I want to tell you that you are responsible for what you are doing now! Ding Ding, I understand that you are willing to take the responsibility of the team on your shoulders. I like your attitude very much."

Take responsibility!”

"But, I want to say but! What you should be most responsible for is not the team, but yourself! Maybe other coaches may be happy to see you players fighting tenaciously through injuries, but I can't. I don't approve of this approach.

You are kidding yourself about your future, do you understand?!"

"I believe that when you are really good, you can better contribute to the team. On the contrary, you rushed on the field and got injured against Sparta Prague. In the end, it was not only you but also the team who suffered big losses.

!Haha, don’t forget, kid, I have high hopes for you!”

"Aren't their media now saying that without you, our offense is not smooth and it is difficult to score goals? I can tell you now that this is a fact, so you really should not get injured easily. Protecting yourself is the biggest contribution!"

Protecting oneself is something Wen Sheng has always emphasized. It’s not that he doesn’t emphasize that players should be tough, but they should learn to protect themselves while being tough.

De Bruyne blushed a little at Wen Sheng's joke.

"I know, boss! I will protect myself well!"

"Well, okay! Go ahead and let me worry about winning!"

Looking at De Bruyne's retreating back, Wen Sheng smiled and shook his head, "What a good guy!"

But damn, are you putting a little pressure on me? It's an away game against Prague. I can't win unless I win.

When they went to Prague away from home, the team was in trouble again. It was the problem of captain Derry. Derry had been absent due to injury and had just resumed training. Unexpectedly, the coaching staff reported his name. As a result, Derry was in training.

I was injured again and had to rest again.

Wen Sheng is extremely depressed. The current midfielder includes Matic, Stroman, N'Diaye, and Kante. They are running smoothly. N'Diaye, who did not get many opportunities in the first half of the season, wants to seek a loan in the winter window.

It was Wen Sheng who kept him here, and now he has to be thankful that this was the right move. Ndiaye has been getting more opportunities recently and there is no way he can be short of people.

"This is really hell!" When Wen Sheng was having a family dinner, his relatives and friends were concerned about the team's situation. Wen Sheng felt that this season was really hell. The center back was injured and only two comrades were left. Now the center back is full.

The fucking midfielder is here again, Boateng has left, De Bruyne, and Derry are injured. Four people play three midfielders, which is almost as serious as the central defender's injury in the first half of the season.

When Wen Sheng's teacher Warnock called him before the Europa League, Wen Sheng complained about injuries again.

"Hmph, just be content with what you have! Some of the main players of some teams are injured for several months. You are in a good situation!"

"How good am I? The team has been injured 31 times now!" Wen Sheng knows these statistics well. Compared with the British Championship period, this injury is simply too painful.

"Stop complaining! In fact, everyone is the same. It was really weird last season. Crystal Palace didn't have any injuries! Tell me if it's a problem with the new physical coach you found!" Warnock really doubted Crystal Palace.

Strength and conditioning coach Brock Hall.

The relationship was too strong and familiar, so Warnock didn't shy away and directly expressed his doubts.

"Impossible!" Wen Sheng objected immediately. He had never doubted the training issues of the physical fitness coach Hall, and he trusted Hall's professional ability very much.

Wen Sheng wondered if his training volume was too small. Crystal Palace had always practiced once a day except for summer training, which was relatively easy.

"Just save it, kid! You have to reduce the amount of training at this stage and just pay attention to maintaining good physical fitness! You have many competitions now, so you must make good use of rotations!" Warnock advised Wen Sheng, dispelling

Wen Sheng's self-doubt was relieved.

"No matter what, every team is in pain at this stage, and you must hold on!" Warnock said at last.

The Czech Republic is in Eastern Europe, and it was still very cold in early February, so Wen Sheng and the others arrived in Prague one day early.

Among the Czech domestic teams, Sparta Prague is the top team. They have won the most championships in their country's top league. However, their domestic dominance has not been very good in recent years. Victory Plzen, Slavia Prague
Chapter completed!